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Stellaris Venture Partners is a Bangalore-based early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea stage to Series A.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Stellaris Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Bangalore, India. It backs founders from the ideation phase through the point of first revenue, and describes entry stages for its portfolio companies as seed or Series A. The firm states that 60% of its investments are made at the idea stage.
Its portfolio spans several stated themes: consumer brands (including a D2C brand that listed publicly, and a vegan bags, wallets and luggage brand), fintech (education-financing NBFC lending, a credit card platform built on Credit-on-UPI, and MSME lending), software (a digital adoption platform), consumer tech and AI (an AI-powered entertainment platform, voice AI), healthcare AI (AI adoption in radiology), and sustainability (commercial EV discovery and financing, sustainable packaging alternatives). Named portfolio companies include Dashverse, Zouk, Turno, Kiwi, Techfino, Flick TV, Cirkla, Pibit.AI, Arrowhead, Pinegap and Honasa Consumer.
Alongside investing, the firm publishes thesis pieces, founder-oriented explainers and podcasts on topics such as AI-native services, physical AI data, packaged application testing, consumer purchase frequency versus average order value, ESOPs, and building a casual gaming studio in India.
Business model
The firm deploys capital into early-stage startups, taking equity positions with entry points at idea stage, seed and Series A, and works closely with founders after investment.
Traction
Portfolio outcomes and follow-on activity cited by the firm include Honasa Consumer's public listing on the NSE, Kiwi's $24 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures, Dashverse's $13 million round, Pibit.AI's $7 million raise, Techfino's Rs 65 crore round with Saison Capital, Pinegap's $8 million raise, and a $3 million round in voice AI company Arrowhead led by Stellaris.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography
Market position
An India-focused early-stage venture investor with a stated concentration on idea-stage commitments and a thematic portfolio across consumer, fintech, software and AI.
The firm emphasizes very early entry (60% of investments at idea stage) and hands-on founder engagement; portfolio founders quoted on its site describe it as a "fund of founders" that flags areas of concern and works closely with teams.
Go-to-market
Stellaris sources and engages founders directly, positioning itself as approachable at the earliest stages, and maintains visibility through published investment theses, portfolio announcements, newsletters and podcasts.
Early-stage founders in India, from pre-product ideation through first revenue, across brands, fintech, software, consumer tech, AI, healthcare and sustainability themes.
Geography
Headquartered at Indiqube Coral, DOS Colony, Bangalore 560075, India, with a portfolio focused on Indian startups.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsVoice AI firm Arrowhead raised $3 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture Partners.
$3M source ↗
Pinegap raised $8 million to build AI agents for Wall Street analysts; Stellaris published a "why we invested" note.
$8M source ↗
Pibit.AI raised $7 million to apply AI to insurance workflows.
$7M source ↗
Kiwi, a credit card platform powered by Credit-on-UPI, raised $24 million in a Series B led by Vertex Ventures.
$24M source ↗
AI entertainment startup Dashverse raised $13 million in funding.
$13M source ↗
Portfolio company Techfino raised Rs 65 crore from Stellaris and Saison Capital to expand secured MSME lending.
Stellaris published an investment note on Flick TV and the micro-drama market in India.
Stellaris noted the listing of Honasa Consumer on the NSE, described on its site as India's first D2C brand to go public.
Stellaris announced its investment in Cirkla, focused on sustainable alternatives to plastic.
Stellaris announced its investment in Turno, which enables commercial EV adoption through discovery and financing.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Stellarisvp do?
- Stellaris Venture Partners is a Bangalore-based early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea stage to Series A.
- Who are Stellarisvp's investors?
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